Monday-

Topics:  Consumer awareness/Buyer Beware (cont.)

Activities:  Homework due (Commercial Viewer).  Discuss.  Show Video 4.1, notes, journal question.  Discussion questions.  Students to then complete the activity “The Cost of Cool”.

Tuesday-

Topics:  Buyer’s Remorse

Activities:  Video 2.1/Students to fill in notes and complete journal question.  Discussion questions:  1.  What constitutes a significat purchase?  2.  Give an example of immature spending behavior.  3.  What’s the correct way to pay for large purchases?  Refer to sidebar on p. 135 “The average U.S. …” 4.  Can you think of anything in your home that was bought but never or rarely used?

Wednesday-

Topics:  Opportunity Cost

Activities:  Video 3.1/Students to fill in notes and complete journal question.  Discussion Questions:  1.  Why is it important to develop power over purchase?  2.  When considering your buying motives, you should be sure that you are not confusing happiness with fun.  Explain what Dave means by this. **Refer to “how does inflation affect your buying power?” on p. 137.  Discuss.  Students will then be divided up into pairs and complete the activity:  “Opportunity Cost”

Thursday-

Topics:  Opportunity Cost activity; chapter review

Activities:  Students will complete the Chapter 6 Summary and Money in Review using their notes and/or book.

Friday-

Topics:  Chapter review

Activities:  Students to exchange and grade test reviews.  Discuss any questions that students had over review.